WATER UTILITY WORKER I (NON-CAREER)

DESCRIPTION

This is an unclassified, non-career position. Non-career employees are allowed a maximum of 1600 work hours available over a 12-month period. Employees will be scheduled for 40 hours of work per week up to the maximum 1600 work hours.

Non-Career employees are considered part-time, temporary, at-will employees who are not eligible for paid leave such as vacation, personal leave, or holidays. Non-Career employees subject to Assembly Bill 1522 will earn one (1) hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, including any overtime hours, up to a maximum accrual of 48 hours.

Candidates hired under this recruitment will receive classroom and field training in a variety of Utilities-related fields. Experience gained as a Water Utility Worker I (Non-Career) may be used, although not guaranteed, as qualifying experience for Water Treatment Operator and/or Water Utility Mechanic classified position examinations. Other benefits of the Academy include financial assistance with Water Distribution, Water Treatment, and Collection System Maintenance exams and certifications, and behind-the-wheel class A & B commercial driver's license training (special conditions apply such as: a commercial permit is required to receive behind-the-wheel training and if assigned to the Treatment Plant you do not receive commercial driver's training).

THE DEPARTMENT
Long Beach Utilities provides safe, clean, reliable and affordable water, gas, and sewer services to the Long Beach community. The service area supports 500,000 customers, represented by 90,000 water accounts, 145,000 gas accounts and 90,000 sewer accounts in 52 square miles. This service area includes Long Beach’s downtown core, waterfront accounts, suburban areas and dense multifamily portions of the region. The department also provides natural gas service to residents and businesses in the City of Signal Hill. As a municipal utility, Long Beach Utilities’ natural gas rates and policies are established by the Board of Utilities Commission, consisting of five residents of Long Beach.

Water. Every day, Long Beach Utilities treats 32 million gallons of drinking water at the Long Beach Groundwater Treatment Plant (GWTP) and distributes this water after blending with imported water, to 90,000 households and businesses throughout the City of Long Beach. The GWTP also hosts a California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation as a Certified Water Quality Laboratory, which performs 60,000 to 70,000 water quality tests per year to ensure the high quality of the drinking water.

Gas. The City Charter requires Long Beach rates to be comparable to the rates charged by surrounding gas utilities for similar types of service. In the region, the Southern California Gas Company is the only other natural gas utility providing similar service and serves as the market benchmark. The City of Long Beach natural gas service territory includes the cities of Long Beach and Signal Hill, and sections of surrounding communities including Lakewood, Bellflower, Compton, Seal Beach, Paramount, and Los Alamitos.

Sewer. Long Beach Utilities owns, operates and maintains over 700 miles of sanitary sewer lines, safely collecting and delivering over 32 million gallons of wastewater per day to the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County for treatment.

To learn more, visit LBUtilities.org .

THE POSITION
The Long Beach Utilities Department has immediate openings for Water Utility Worker I - Non-Career in the Water Services, Sewer Operations, Water Construction, and Water Treatment Divisions. This position is a non-career, unclassified position and may work at a variety of locations within the City of Long Beach.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Under direct supervision, performs heavy manual, semi-skilled and skilled work in the installation, maintenance, operation, testing, and repair of water distribution, wastewater collection system, or water treatment and sewer lift station facilities and components.
• Installs, maintains, repairs, and replaces water mains, water services, control valves, meters, fire hydrants, and other water distribution system components.
• Operates high-velocity jetters cleaning sanitary sewer lines or other collection system facilities and inspecting sewer lines utilizing closed-circuit televisions equipment.
• Operates trucks, pneumatic and hydraulic tools, and related construction equipment.
• Cleans, inspects, repairs, and replaces sewer lines, water lines, and chemical lines.
• Maintains Treatment Plant facilities.
• Performs basic field and laboratory analysis.
• Assists in repair and/or installation of pumps, chemical feed systems, and treatment equipment.
• Excavates, shores, backfills, and compacts trenches.
• Responds to service calls from customers, stakeholders, and the public.
• May handle or transport various chemicals used in the treatment process.
• Follows all safety rules and regulations.
• Performs other related duties as required.

REQUIREMENTS TO FILE

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must possess a valid driver's license (California license required within three months if applying from out of state.)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to learn and safely perform unskilled or semiskilled work in a maintenance or technical occupation.
• Ability to read and comprehend written instructions and procedures, listen and follow verbal instructions, and follow rules and regulations.
• Ability to read independently at a high school level to complete reading assignments involving concepts of water treatment/water distribution/water quality/wastewater collection, operations, and maintenance.
• Ability to use common hand and power tools.
• Ability to endure long periods of physical labor.
• Ability to deal courteously with the public.
• Knowledge of basic arithmetic and ability to grasp, understand, and perform mathematical computations.
• Ability to properly lift up to 90 lbs. without assistance for construction related positions and 50 lbs without assistance for Treatment Plant positions.
• Ability to work in full respirator without restrictions (Treatment Plant positions) and half-face respirator (Water Construction, Water Services, and Sewer Operations positions).
• When assigned standby duty, ability to respond to emergency call-outs on a 24-hour basis and report to designated location within 30 minutes.
• Ability to work various hours/shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in a water treatment facility, water, or wastewater agency.
• Experience in any of the following areas: general construction, operation of various building or construction-related equipment, operation and maintenance of pumps, valves, and related mechanical equipment, mechanical repair and/or maintenance, pipeline infrastructure, plumbing, carpentry, welding, or other trade-related work.
• Commercial driver's license (Class A or B.)
• Possession of water industry certifications such as the Water Treatment Operator or Water Distribution Operator certification from the State Water Resources Control Board or California Department of Public Health or the Collection System Maintenance certification from the California Water Environment Association.
• Associate degree or higher in biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, environmental engineering, microbiology, public health, or sanitary engineering.
• Associate degree or certificate in Water or Wastewater Technology that includes at least 15 units of physical, chemical, or biological science.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

This recruitment will close at 11:59PM PST, on Friday, September 12, 2025. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must click the Apply link and submit an online application and any applicable degrees, transcripts, or certifications. Applicants must also complete the online supplemental questionnaire.

Following the final filing deadline, all applications and supplemental questionnaires will be evaluated to determine the most qualified applicants. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The selected candidate may be required to go through a background check and a physical examination prior to appointment. Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements, including submission of all required attachments, will not be considered. For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Jaime Garcia at Jaime.Garcia@lbwater.org or (562) 570-2330 and Jacqueline Ramirez at Jacqueline.Ramirez@longbeach.gov or (562) 570-2141.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The City of Long Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and encourage diversity in our workforce. The City of Long Beach is committed to creating a workplace where every employee is valued for who they are. Having our workforce reflect the diversity of our community at various levels of the organization is a continuous goal embraced by our departments, management staff, and policymakers. To support efforts of fairness and diversity, City Leadership is committed to incorporating equity and inclusion into our work by supporting staff and community partners. We are committed to promoting transparency by publishing updated demographic information for employees, including workforce diversity data and pay by race and gender.

The City of Long Beach will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You are not required to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until you receive a conditional job offer. If the City of Long Beach has concerns about a conviction that is directly related to the job after making a conditional job offer and conducting a background check, you will have the opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide evidence to mitigate concerns, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/fair-chance-act

The City of Long Beach is committed to maintaining fairness and transparency in our hiring practices. We believe in providing equal opportunities to all applicants and ensuring that every applicant is evaluated based on their qualifications and merit. If you believe that you have been unjustly disqualified based on minimum qualifications for an unclassified job opportunity, you have the right to appeal the decision.

The City of Long Beach intends to provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If a special accommodation is desired, or if you would like to request this information in an alternative format, please call (562) 570-7198.

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Closing Date/Time: 9/12/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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